Spool holder



June 1952 L. J. LESENYIE 2,600,784

' SPOOL HOLDER Y Filed June '25, 1951 L ouis J. L esenyie v INVEN TOR.

9 BY M Patented June 17, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFiQE SPOOL HOLDERLouis J. Lesenyie, Provo, Utah Application June 25, 1951, Serial No.233,355

Claims. 1

This invention relates to a. means for holding a plurality of spools ofdifferently colored thread, the primary object of which is to retain thethreads from each spool separate and readily available for dispensationand use.

An important feature of the invention is the provision of an elongatedmember having a longitudinal groove or trough for slidably guiding thecollective threads through the member and a guide and separating meansat one end of the member securely but slidably retaining the free endportions of the threads exposed and separated ready for use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder of thecharacter described which is relatively simple, inexpensive, attractiveand easy to operate.

These, together with various ancillary objects and features of theinvention which will later become apparent as the following descriptionproceeds, are attained by the device, a preferred embodiment of whichhas been illustrated by way of example only in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the holder;

Figure 2 is a top plan view with the cover removed;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Specific reference is now made to the drawings. In the several views inthe accompanying drawings and in the following specification similar reference characters indicate corresponding elements throughout.

The present device, indicated at [0, comprises an elongated member inthe form of a block of wood, plastic or any other suitable materialhaving a rear wall 12, a forward wall [4 and a downwardly sloping ledge16 extending from the forward wall. The upper end of the block is openand slidably receives a cover l8.

The block is substantially solid and is formed with a centrallongitudinal groove or trough 20 and wells 22 on both sides of thetrough, it being possible to use any number of wells of varying size toaccommodate spools of thread 24 therein. Each well communicates with thetrough by means of a passage 26, the thread from each spool extendingthrough the passage, the collective threads 28 extending slidablythrough the trough.

Adjacent the forward wall I4 is a transverse groove or trough 30 inwhich is secured a first eye member 32 in alignment with thelongitudinal trough 20 slidably receiving the collective threads. Asecond eye member 34 is secured in the transverse trough adjacent oneside wall of the block and a third eye member 36 is secured in thetransverse trough adjacent the opposite side wall of the block. Thecollective threads are split to produce groups of threads correspondingin number to the spools on the left and on the right sides of thelongitudinal trough, the eye members 34 and 36 slidably receiving therespective groups of threads. The forward wall I4 is provided with twoseries of apertures 38 and 40 in front of the two eye members 34 and 36,the apertures slidably receiving and separating the individual threads.

Secured on the ledge [6 in front of the series of apertures 38 and 40are transversely extending spaced coil springs 42 and 44 securely butyieldingly receiving between the convolutions thereof the end portions46 of the separated individual threads. A U-shaped bracket 48' havinglaterally extending lips 50 is secured on the ledge forward of thespring coils so that the threads can be hooked around the lips andsevered as desired.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A thread holder comprising an elongated block having a centrallongitudinal trough, longitudinally spaced wells in said block adaptedto retain spools of thread on both sides of said trough and a passagecommunicating each well with said trough, the threads being adapted toextend slidably through said passages and trough, said block having atransverse trough at one end thereof communicating with saidlongitudinal trough, and means for guiding the threads through said oneend of said block, a cover slidably secured on said block and closingsaid wells.

2. The combination of claim 1 and a means adjacent said one end of saidblock for tightly retaining said threads separated from each other forselective dispensation.

3. The combination of claim 1 wherein said said springs being mounted onsaid ledge, and

means includes a first eye member in alignment with said central troughslidably receiving the collective threads, a pair of eye membersdisposed in said transverse trough on both sides of said first eyemember each slidably receiving a portion of the collective threads, andseries of dis pensing apertures through said one end of said blockopposite said pair of eye members and slid-.

ably receiving the separated threads.

4. The combination of claim 3 and a means adjacent said one end of saidblock for tightly retaining said threads separated from each other forselective dispensation, said last-named means including transverselyextending spaced coil springs opposite said series of aperturestotightly engage the free end portions of the threads between theconvolutions of the springs.

5. The combination of: claim 4, wherein said 4 one end of said blockincludes a projecting ledge,

means secured to said ledge adjacent said springs for severing saidthreads.

LOUIS J. LESENYIE.

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